Upstate group helping Superstorm Sandy victims

Oconee men's outreach is seeking donations

The Oconee Men's Outreach is seeking donations for their drive to help victims still devastated by the damage from Superstorm Sandy in October.

Robbin Potrafka, a member of OMO, said that some smaller communities are still in need of donations.

"What we hope to do is build a bridge from those who have to those who have not," said Potrafka. "In a lot of reliefs, you're going to find, that if it's done in a general way, there's a whole bunch (of donations) in one place and not as much in another."

That's why the group is hoping to "adopt" a smaller community. They're collecting clothes and other necessities and plan to fill a truck and drive it to Far Rockaway, N.Y.

Ed Shepherd read about what the group is doing and donated more than 400 coats and 5,000 shirts and sweatshirts. Shepherd is from Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn.

"I know those people are really hurting. It's just terrible," said Shepherd. "I'm trying to help. That's all I can do."